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Music DVD review: Frank Zappa

On the inside of his 1966 debut album Freak Out, Zappa listed 180 names who'd influenced him - some cryptic, some famous. This fascinating documentary charts chunks of Zappa's eclectic career in relation to his love of R&B, doo-wop, jazz and more with excellent footage of Frank, The Mothers and many other acts, such as Miles Davis, confirming FZ as one of rock's true originators.

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Martin has been reviewing art in Britain for over a decade. He gives a wrap of new exhibitions, books, news and gossip from the art world exclusively for Mirror.co.uk’s The Ticket blog.View all of Martin's posts.